William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim

Field Marshal The Right Honourable The Viscount Slim KG, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, DSO, MC, PC
Slim c. 1950
13th Governor-General of Australia
In office 8 May 1953 – 2 February 1960
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Robert Menzies
Preceded by	Sir William McKell
Succeeded by	The Viscount Dunrossil
Personal details
Born	(1891-08-06)6 August 1891 Bishopston, Bristol, England
Died	14 December 1970(1970-12-14) (aged 79) London, England
Resting place	Memorial plaque in St Paul's Cathedral
Spouse	Aileen Robertson ​ (m. 1926)​
Children	2nd Viscount Slim Una Mary Slim
Alma mater	Staff College, Quetta
Nickname	"Uncle Bill"
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Army British Indian Army
Years of service	1914–1952
Rank	Field Marshal
Unit	Royal Warwickshire Regiment West India Regiment 6th Gurkha Rifles 7th Gurkha Rifles
Commands	Chief of the Imperial General Staff Imperial Defence College Allied Land Forces South East Asia Fourteenth Army XV Corps Burma Corps 10th Indian Infantry Division 10th Indian Infantry Brigade Senior Officers' School, Belgaum 2nd Battalion, 7th Gurkha Rifles
Battles/wars	First World War Gallipoli Campaign Mesopotamian Campaign Second World War Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre East African campaign Anglo-Iraqi War Syria-Lebanon campaign Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran Burma campaign Battle of Kohima Battle of Imphal Battle of Central Burma
Awards	Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Distinguished Service Order Military Cross Knight of the Order of St John Mentioned in Despatches Chief Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States)

Field Marshal William Joseph Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, KG, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, DSO, MC, PC (6 August 1891 – 14 December 1970), usually known as Bill Slim,^[1] was a British military commander and the 13th Governor-General of Australia.

Slim saw active service in both the First and Second World Wars and was wounded in action three times. During the Second World War he led the Fourteenth Army, the so-called "forgotten army" in the Burma campaign. After the war he became the first British officer who had served in the Indian Army to be appointed Chief of the Imperial General Staff. From 1953 to 1959 he was Governor-General of Australia.

In the early 1930s, Slim also wrote novels, short stories, and other publications under the pen name Anthony Mills.